Koetsu cartridges

[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by Jerome W

Thank you for the answers my friends ! Very interesting.
Shane : I heard many things about these carts but never imagined that a Koetsu could be inferior to a 103R. Are you sure that it was run in ?
Stephen : actually I was not very sure of my choice with the Rosewood Sig. I cancelled my order. I may finally go with the Urushi Vermillion.

Jerome, I can't recommend this cartridge highly enough. You can find some great reviews on it; I know there is a very good one by Michael Fremer at Stereophile and there is also a good one by Gary Lea on Dagogo, both from some years ago.

I personally use a Bob's Devices step-up; my SUT is a bit older model from 2011, he has since moved to new custom Cinemag transformers that provide even higher levels of performance. Bob also used to use the Urushi Vermilion as a reference standard, so if you place an order with him, he can tell you which version SUT would be best suited for the Vermilion.

Here is mine:




The Vermilion:





Personally, I am very, very, very happy with this setup and for me, I consider it "end-game" as far as analogue reproduction is concerned.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.